Antonin Scalia
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Antonin Scalia, Cars, Federal Judges, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Wheels of Justice (Scalia): Will Nino Fight His Traffic Ticket?
In my earlier story about Justice Antonin Scalia’s fender-bender on the George Washington Parkway, I tossed out a question: What kind of car does Justice Scalia drive? A few years ago, Justice Scalia drove a BMW. Is Nino still partial to Bimmers, or has he switched his automotive allegiances? Now we know the answer — […] -
Antonin Scalia, Cars, Federal Judges, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Justice Scalia Gets Caught in a Fender-Bender
The wheels of justice might have taken a wrong turn today. It seems that Justice Antonin Scalia had some minimum contacts — with another vehicle, on a highway outside D.C. According to a Supreme Court spokesperson, Justice Scalia was involved in a minor car accident this morning, while heading in to One First Street to […] - Sponsored
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Antonin Scalia, Biglaw, FDA, Linda Greenhouse, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas
Morning Docket: 03.11.11
* Johnson & Johnson will have to fix several factories after an agreement with the FDA prompted by massive product recalls. This still doesn’t explain why my bottle of Tylenol may contain tree nuts. [Bloomberg] * Charlie Sheen hammered out a custody agreement With Brooke Mueller. That’s nice. [People Magazine] * Texas may consider a […]
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Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Barack Obama, Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, John Roberts, Politics, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Will SCOTUS Go to the SOTU This Year?
Tomorrow night, many of us will tune in to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — hoping to catch more catfighting than on an episode of Jersey Shore. Last year’s SOTU did not disappoint drama-seekers. As you may recall, an Article II vs. Article III smackdown took place: President Obama chided the Supreme […] -
Antonin Scalia, Food, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Is Justice Scalia a Pizza Originalist?
I think [New York pizza] is infinitely better than Washington pizza, and infinitely better than Chicago pizza. You know these deep-dish pizzas — it’s not pizza. It’s very good, but … call it tomato pie or something. … I’m a traditionalist, what can I tell you? — Justice Antonin Scalia, in an interview with California […] -
Antonin Scalia, Cardozo Law School, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Registry Error
And just like that, it’s December. Flurries fill the sky, Wham’s “Last Christmas” saturates the airwaves, and the list of weddings in the New York Times shortens dramatically. Quality tends to decline along with quantity, but we’ve been pleasantly surprised to find plenty of comment-worthy nuptials (and attractive brides!) over the past couple of weeks. […] -
Antonin Scalia, Celebrities, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Federalist Society, Media and Journalism, Parties, Politics, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Technology
Justice Scalia at the Federalist Society Fête
On Thursday evening, I had the great pleasure of attending the annual dinner at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, in Washington, D.C. The event — attended by an estimated 1,400 people, and held in the cavernous ballroom at the Omni Shoreham — featured, as always, conservative and libertarian legal luminaries galore. (Did Judge Diane […] -
Antonin Scalia, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: All About Eve Antonin?
I just wanted to get out there, let my talents shine, and show that I, too, can be a constitutional originalist and claim strict adherence to the intent of those who framed our nation’s founding document, thereby advancing a conservative agenda. Pretty sure I nailed it, too. — “Supreme Court Understudy Fills In For Scalia,” […] - Sponsored
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Antonin Scalia, Constitutional Law, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Was Porky Pig a Founding Father?
The drafters could have written the Constitution as a list of specific rules and said, “That’s all, folks!” Instead, they wrote a document full of broadly written guarantees…. — Time magazine columnist Adam Cohen, criticizing Justice Antonin Scalia’s approach to constitutional interpretation. (Gavel bang: Dahlia Lithwick.) (Please note that Quotes of the Day are selected […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clerkships, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: All of October Term 2010Plus several hires for October Term 2011.
Earlier this week, the New York Daily News reported that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has no plans of stepping down from the Supreme Court anytime soon. This wasn’t terribly exciting, since there haven’t been any rumblings of an AMK departure. In addition, Justice Kennedy has already hired at least two law clerks for October Term […] -
Antonin Scalia, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Liberals Call You That Too...
I don’t even know what it is, to tell you the truth. I’ve heard it talked about. My wife calls me Mr. Clueless. — Justice Antonin Scalia, speaking about Twitter, in response to a question about whether he’s ever considering “tweeting or twitting.” -
Antonin Scalia, SCOTUS, Sex, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: SCOTUS Sex Mania
Now that the sex lives of Supreme Court justices have become grist for commentators, we are finally free to discuss a question formerly only whispered about in the shadows: Why does Justice Antonin Scalia, by common consent the leading intellectual force on the Court, have nine children? Is this normal? Or should I say ‘normal,’ […] -
Antonin Scalia, Books, English Grammar and Usage, Jeffrey Rosen, John Yoo, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Real Estate, Torture, Wall Street
In Today's New York Times
If you happen to be on the frigid East Coast today, currently experiencing the coldest temperatures of the season, grab yourself a cup of cocoa and a copy of the Sunday New York Times. The NYT often has articles of interest to a legal audience, but this weekend’s edition has an especially high number of […]
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Antonin Scalia, Lateral Moves, Non-Sequiturs, Paul Bergrin
Non-Sequiturs 11.24.09
* Washingtonian Magazine’s December issue is devoted to lawyers. The magazine enlisted Kash and Lat to write the cover story: “Why Lawyers Make So Much Money.” Staff writer Marisa Kashino, formerly of the National Law Journal, names D.C.’s 30 top lawyers and writes about what it takes to make partner these days. Check it out […] -
Antonin Scalia, Eyes of the Law, Music, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Theater
The Eyes of the Law: Justices Scalia and Ginsburg at the Opera
Despite their ideological differences, Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg bond over their shared love for the opera. Both judicial luminaries attended Saturday’s opening night performance of Ariadne auf Naxos, at the Washington National Opera. If you’re into Article III celebrity sightings, the D.C. opera house is where it’s at. Not only did the […] -
Antonin Scalia, Job Searches, Law Schools, LSAT
Justice Antonin Scalia Says Some of the Best Minds May Be Wasted on Law
In an interview with C-SPAN, Justice Antonin Scalia once again graced us with his worldview. As usual, it is as beautiful and terrible as the dawn. The WSJ Law Blog sloughed through the interview transcripts and pulled out this gleaming diamond of truth: I mean there’d be a, you know, a defense or public defender […] -
Antonin Scalia, Movies, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Hates Acronyms, Loves Marisa Tomei
Those law students at Fordham University have a new tidbit to add to their dossier on SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia. He made an appearance last night at the Friendship Heights Village Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland, to talk about his book, “Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.” Politico reports that he gave out […] -
Alan Dershowitz, Antonin Scalia, Death Penalty, Religion, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Professor Dershowitz's Challenge to Justice Scalia
On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered a federal trial judge to take a closer look at the murder case against Troy Anthony Davis, a Georgia death row inmate. The SCOTUS directed the district judge to “receive testimony and make findings of fact as to whether evidence that could have been obtained at the time of […] -
5th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, John Yoo, Michael Jackson, Morning Docket
Morning Docket 08.18.09
* It sounds like very few protesters greeted John Yoo at Berkeley Law School. Only four were tenacious enough to get arrested. [Associated Press] * Fen-phen lawyers sentenced to 20 and 25 years, respectively. The judge wants their sentences to deter other lawyers tempted to steal from settlement funds. [Bloomberg] * Proskauer Rose probably likes […]
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7th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Department of Justice, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Harvard, Richard Posner, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings, Willkie Farr
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 7.12: French Kissing
Rejoice, wedding fans! We have some compelling mid-summer material for you this week: Wachtell, SCOTUS, lesbians, French nobility — read on for the details on all of that and more, as reported in the New York Times and filtered by us. Our finalist couples: 1. Rebecca Gutner and Rodman Forter Jr. 2. Laura Hammond and […]